ditched
past simple and past participle ofditch
| 单词 | ditched |
| 释义 | ditched past simple and past participle ofditch ditch verb uk/dɪtʃ/us/dɪtʃ/ditchverb(GET RID OF)[T]informal to getridof something or someone that is nolongerwanted: Thegetawaycarhad been ditched acoupleofmilesaway from thesceneof therobbery. Did youknowthat Sarah ditched(=endedherrelationshipwith)herboyfriendlastweek? Removing and getting rid of things
ditchverb(AIRCRAFT)[IorT] tolandanaircraftinwaterin anemergency Air travel: aviation
Examplesofditchedditched In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If the small squarish enclosure represents a castle, what does the rectangularditchedenclosure to the south represent? From theCambridge English Corpus The settlement is aditchedenclosure set within an already established field system. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, the street cleaners' slogan constitutes an appeal: not reducing the number ofditchedcans imperils the event's future. From theCambridge English Corpus In some cases, direct evidence such as the presence ofditchedfields confirms this. From theCambridge English Corpus We all know that some people areditchedout of hospital and suffer because the necessary support services are lacking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Iditchedit in that year when rearmament started once again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Pledges that the private sector would shoulder the cost of cleaning up the power stations after privatisation have been quietly and comprehensivelyditched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of the fashionable shibboleths of two or three years ago have been utterly and completelyditched. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It means that the policies that he has been advancing may beditchedby the new leader. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does that mean that the policy that his party took into the general election has beenditched? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What will happen to the fishermen who areditchedalong with their vessels? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To take an extreme and optimistic example, let us suppose that the common agricultural policy was finallyditched, to the benefit of most people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Private enterprise would haveditchedit by now whatever its merits. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After 10 years of struggle, massive motorway proposals wereditched, possibly for electoral reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he still believe in what he referred to as "a major extension of public ownership of control", or has heditchedthat as well? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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